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LOCKDOWN YOUTH WATERCOLOUR COMPETITION EXTENDED TO END OF LEVEL 3

Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery

ARTSPACE GALLERY YOUTH WATERCOLOUR COMPETITION


I hope this cherry little elephant makes you smile like it did for me on this sunny lock down day - check out the happy dust it puffed up above him. This delightful watercolour is by 10 year old Alma Steinfield, one of three paintings she is in the 10 -13 year age group section. There's still plenty of time to paint and enter, youth can keep painting right through level 3 of the lockdown. Please email more images of entries when completed, we'd love to see them.


Competition Details & Entry Conditions:-
Only paintings done during the lock down period, level 4 and 3, can be entered. Entry is open to any youth, previous attendance of Artspace Gallery art classes are not required.

Four age groups :- 6-9 10-13 14-17 18-21
Prizes donated by Artspace Gallery for each age group :-
1st - art materials to the value of $75
2 runner up prizes of a youth art class voucher each

Free entry


Size - paintings must be A4 size, on thick watercolour paper and unframed.


Delivery of entries - to Artspace Gallery within two weeks after the we come out of lockdown level 3 and the gallery is able to reopen again.



Judge - John Toft, Watercolour artist & past president Watercolour New Zealand


Be sure to write your name, phone number, age and email address on the back of each painting.


Number of entries - up to three paintings may be entered per artist but not all may be exhibited.


An Exhibition of entries is planned to open as soon as possible after the gallery is permitted to reopen after lockdown is over.


Paintings remain the property of the artist and can be collected from the gallery after the exhibition OR posted if a stamped, self addressed envelope is provided.

Please email images of paintings when completed to alfred@memelink.co.nz
Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery Alfred Memelink

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